Paul
I run a square drive in my rigger also. I get my drive from MECO The company that makes the K&B now. Real nice unit small and light.http://www.mecoa.com/acc/marine/index.htm#balljoint
You will not be able to remove the cable if you use lead bushings or needle bearings. I have tried both what a pain. Now I use brass insert. It will come out with the cable. Also tried the 3 piece thrust bearings. Thy will cut a grove in the shaft. Now I use a Teflon washer.
You will also have to bore out the collet that holds the cable in. It will not slip over the square end.
Areomarine made the cable for mine.
Just some tips from some one who has bin there.
David
While doing some web surfing I ran across the brass insert, was not sure what it was for. So who sells these? And I assume you may have to cut them to length to fit a strut?
Thanks.
A lot of company's sell the inserts. I use the speed master.
You don't need to cut any thing it will slip right in to the stuffing tube. Just run the tube all the way threw the strut to the end and the brass bushing will slip right in to the tube. Easy set up.
O.K., I am missing something. Is it possible to run a square drive setup without having a flex cable that uses a flex ferrule? The flex ferrule is soldered to the end of the square drive flex cable and then the prop shaft is secured to the ferrule with set screws. The ferrule also keeps the whole cable/shaft assembly from sliding out through the strut since the flex cable is not attached to the engine collet. It just slides into the collet.
I have a square drive setup on my Skater .82.
Yes you have a cable made to the lengh you need and put a clamping collet on the cable at the end nearest the eng. About 1/8" gap to the tube with the prop pushed up against the strut. This will keep it from coming out when you stop or let off the throttle.
Like I said you need to use a brass bushing in the strut it will come out with the cable. The square end will not pull threw a lead or needle bushing. I had to remove the strut to lube. What a pain setting the strut every time you lube the cable.